A New Development (Apexle)

Apexle gave a silent Sigh towards Gandigan. "Listen I get not wanting to let them know we are here, but think of this as lightening the load if we do get caught" Apexle whisper as he did what he had planned to and laid the body against the wall. "If they aren't as smart as you or me they'd just assume the guy is asleep. They probably don't even know the barrier went down for a moment" Apexle added in as he finished his work.

Unfortunately as Apexle had finished his work Gandigan stepped in. Displacing his robe and sending his hand into the Namekian's chest. Apexle's teeth gritted together as he watched the now lifeless corpse lose it's heart. "Well now they'll know for sure" Apexle complained. His idea wouldn't given them a few more minutes, however the now fresh stench of blood would probably lose them around twenty or so minutes. Or until someone found the blood pool.

"We still didn't need to kill him it wasn't part of the plan he wasn't even a challenge" Apexle complained. "Whatever lets just get moving" Apexle decided against arguing with Gandigan. Something was obviously forcing him to act this way. Normally Apexle wouldn't think of Gandigan as a cold hearted murderer after all. Just a soul trying to find what he'd lost a while ago.

As Gandigan pointed Apexle gave a nod. Luckily the same set of stairs connected to the current darkness they were hiding in so getting there wouldn't be a problem. "Got it" Apexle whispered as he began flying an inch over the floor. He didn't want to make a single sound that might alert anyone as they moved forward.

As Apexle and Gandigan met in the stair case he mentioned the figures upstairs. "Yeah that's a high power level" Apexle admitted glancing between Gandigan and the signature. "You're gonna need to be careful, and if you need me just shout my name" Apexle mused to the Namekian as he floated towards the top of the stair case. Luckily even more ill lit than the entire Castle easily allowing Apexle to hide within the darkness in wait while being able to listen to the conversation upstairs as the stones did nothing to muffle the voices.

Apexle watched as Gandigan had stepped out of sight and upwards. His eyes moving between Gandigan's Power level and the others, however something strange happened. The power level was shifting and moving. It didn't have a common point of interest at all as it sporadically moved about until Apexle himself lost sight of it. "What the hell" He muttered from the darkness in confusion leaving a silence that seemed oddly nefarious in nature.

As Apexle began to get lost in the silence Gandigan's call woke him from the slumber his eyes lit back up and he began to fly towards the stair case. Quickly he found his way and stepped upwards as he found Gandigan eyeing the books and such inside the library. 'Oh so it's that way then?' Apexle thought as he glanced around the room. "You know Namekians aren't know to write and horde books" Apexle said with a hush tone towards his companion.

He slowly moved towards Gandigan's location as he finally moved beside Gandigan, however he faced the opposite direction as Gandigan. "Honestly. It might sound silly, but I think" Apexle began as he closed his eyes to feel out his surrounding better. Finally he felt it as faint as it was power levels close to them hidden by a veil of stone magically enchanted. "They're in the walls" Apexle commented with almost a hiss like sound. His eyes darting back and forth to and from bookshelves. If they had a place to come out and go in then the bookshelves would be the first door they'd use since it'd be easier to hide a secret like that in the library "Watch the bookshelves" Apexle added with a soft tone unsure of what might happen next.

Apexle was glad that Gandigan gave him a knowing nod. It wasn't every day that someone would pick up as quickly as Gandigan did which was very helpful in their situation. 'If we're surrounded that's gonna be a pro-' Apexle didn't have much time to think as Gandigan got to moving. Suddenly his hand seemed to crash into the bookshelves. Apexle quickly turned back in confusion at what his companion had done. He expected him to search for a book, however as the Namekian pulled his arm back a creature seemed to come with it.

Apexle was genuinely surprised at the altercation, or rather one sided capture. Although he could hear the pitter patter of feet moving from behind the bookshelf and Apexle realized the secret was out now. The Tuffle was considering if it would bring trouble, however he seemed to realize that if they left that must mean there is another way out.

Looking back to Gandigan and the creature he had subdued yet again Apexle would speak. "There is probably gonna be reinforcements coming, and it look like" Apexle began sticking his head into the now open gap the creature came out from. These hidden paths seemed to go both ways, however Apexle noticed a much higher power level coming from the right. Quickly the Tuffle pulled his head back out and spoke. "Kill the creature or knock it out. We need to find a place to hide, and I suggest leaving via these paths" Apexle said pointing to the hole in the wall.

"I get wanting answers, but we should avoid them seeing us and more useful informants getting out" Apexle clarified to Gandigan in a way that he would most likely take more kindly to and urging him to continue.

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Apexle gave a smile and a nod at the Namekians actions as his hand roughly pounded the demons head into the ground. It was a barbaric way to knock out a living being, however Apexle couldn't help but not mind it. His saiyan side obviously dampening the reaction any sane Tuffle would have to be seeing a Namekian completely defeating a demon. "Alright we can take it along, but hopefully it wont try anything" Apexle said giving the unconscious body a worrisome look. Although the creature was all but knocked out it still didn't sit right having a demon around the two of them.

Apexle let Gandigan speak before speaking himself thinking to himself how this kind of structure made its way onto Namek. "Listen to me Gandigan" Apexle began as they travelled the ill lit path. "I don't think this is an unorganized gang of Namekians. This path it was used many times by a place called Earth. It was even used in the great Tuffle and Saiyan war to help people of higher power escape quickly" Apexle explained as he made sure to watch the area around them. "I don't know who is running this show, but if they have anything to do with this Castle then they've been to plenty of other worlds and learned plenty of things" Apexle explained in a long winded breath.

He hated to bring up such a point without giving a bit more context, and after a moment Apexle spoke again. "What I'm trying to say is we are probably not just fighting Namekians and Demons. I think this operation is a lot deeper than that" Apexle explained as his hands began to run across the stone walls.

Suddenly the lights from the other side of the walls came into view, and like a moth to the flame Gandigan looked into the room. Apexle who'd decided to stand watch as he looked listened to him carefully. "Alright lets see" Apexle whispered softly as he bent down and took a peek.

What he saw were Demons and Mazoku together in harmony. Apexle's eye brow raised when it dawned on them they were doing some sort of ritual here. A shiver of anxiety quivered up Apexle's spine as he spoke. "Some kind of ritual? Maybe sacraficial I'm not sure, but it looks pretty bad" Apexle said in a hush almost baffled tone. He'd wait calmly for Gandigan's response assuming he'd probably have something to say.

Apexle paid attention to what Gandigan had to say. Although from what he knew the highly prideful demons wouldn't work alongside just anyone. They were most likely already servants to the demons. Or that was what Apexle thought. He didn't care to share it however given the gravity of the situation he couldn't. Instead he thought of something else to speak about.

"We'll need to speak about that item, however as it stands you're right it'll take a lot to get a creature like a devil over here" Apexle agreed in a hush tone. "That being said it's not something we can over look either" Apexle explained further with another hush tone. It was around then that Gandigan questioned if the pair should go in and stop them. The idea fumbled around inside of Apexles head, however Gandigan's goal most likely would lead him to the lower floors. If they were doing things like this in their basement Apexle was curious to know what they'd be doing even lower.

Suddenly Apexle felt his body get pulled back by Gandigan. His soft tone leaving not even an echo behind him. Apexle quickly replied in kind. "We need to split up. I'll stop their little ritual here, and you should head deeper. I'll be down after I take out whatever remains here" Apexle whispered once again moving towards the crack in the wall and out of Gandigan's grip.

Quickly the Tuffle moved into action kicking the wall down atop one of the Demons and Namekians inspecting the wall. His hood still up as he moved forwards ki shooting towards two more targets and taking them down as Apexle began to disappear into the room with the sound of screaming demons and namekians being the only alert he was there giving Gandigan enough time to either join or move deeper down the tunnel as he chose.

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As Gandigan drifted away he spoke one last time. "No worries I wont fall for some silly tricks they have" Apexle said giving a wave as he entered the main stage just in front of the massive ritual circle. "You guys sure know how to make a place morbid looking" Apexle admitted as a Namekian jumped at him from the right. Quickly the Tuffle used the palm of his hand to hit the Namekians chest so hard his orifices began to bleed as he hit the ground. He wasn't going to keep track he simply planned to stop whatever kind of plans these people had before they got the chance to use it.

Apexle was quick in sensing the other dozen power levels all too low to be considered a threat. He slowly made his way around the circle as it began to glow and the Namekians came from outside the shadows. "You're too late" the group chided in tandem as the walked into the circle. "It's already done" They finished as their hands quick as bullets ripped knives from their sides and dug them into their chest.

Apexle was stunned for a moment before realizing what had just been done. They'd just killed themselves and activated the portal. Apexle watched as their mounds of flesh twisted and ripped and fused together. Finally they began to take shape as a massive Namekian nearly eight feet tall. He'd had all the features a normal Mazoku Namekian would have, except for his soul piercing black eyes.

"I'm free" The Namekian said with a raspy tone his vocals closely resembling the dozen of Namekian brothers he'd swallowed. "So then little human. I hope you're ready to die for entering my castle" The demonic Namekian said before grabbing Apexle's chest and slamming him deep into the floor which shook the entire cavern system below.

"Fuck" Apexle said as he block as best he could when the new Namekian brought his arm down sending it crashing into Apexle's guard. Unfortunately the older building couldn't take that amount of force as Apexle was sent flying threw floors finally slamming into a massive room filled with Vats.

His impact was so strong the vats seemed to splash whatever was inside them upwards. Apexle barely got to stand up as the Namekian from before slammed to the ground laughing in the voices of dozens of other Namekians. "Don't you see you're going to die" The creature said with a dark and evil smile as it stepped closer and closer towards Apexle. Who was currently stepping back a bit thinking of a way out of the area itself.